hmming
SayHMM-ing/ˈhm̩ɪŋ/
- 1Present participle and gerund of hmm.
The judge sat hmming over the unusual request before giving an answer.
Hmming quietly, she weighed the two job offers against each other.
Note
A verb made straight from the interjection: the thoughtful "hmm" becomes something a person does. That verb is intransitive, so hmming takes no direct object. What is being weighed is attached with a preposition or left unstated. As a gerund it names the sound itself (all that hmming). Of the interjection's several shades, the verb keeps the pondering one, not the startled or demanding "hmm?".
hmming is a form of hmm
hmm, verb: To make a thoughtful humming noise, as when considering or hesitating over something. Full entry
- Spelling
- hmm → hmming: add -ing
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